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Literary Strategies Glossary Master 2016 2017
Literary Strategies Glossary Master 2016 2017
Literary Strategies Glossary Master 2016 2017
1. diction: the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Formal vs informal
ex. It tastes good.
ex. The succulent aroma and blend of flavors made the chicken tingle
the patrons’ taste buds.
periodic: Main point is at end. That morning, after a turbulent flight and some
exciting experiences, we reached Edmonton.
parallel: Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and
grammatical form; all verb forms must match
Sentence Classifications
• 4 TYPES OF SENTENCES:
• Simple: one subject, one verb
• The Singer bowed her head to her audience.
• Compound: two or more independent clauses (fanboys)
• The singer bowed gracefully to the audience, but she sang no encores.
• Complex: one independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses.
• Although the singer bowed gratefully to the audience, she sang no encores.
• Compound-Complex: two or more independent clauses and at least one
dependent clause.
• The singer bowed gratefully while the audience applauded, but she sang no
encores.
Coordination VS Subordination
6. enjambment: the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into
another so that closely related words fall in different lines (usually only
poetry)
7. assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal
rhyming within phrases or sentences
8. consonance: recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of
stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels (as in the final
sounds of “stroke”and “luck”)
9. imagery: use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to an author’s work
auditory imagery: appealing to reader’s sense of sound
olfactory imagery: appealing to reader’s sense of smell
gustatory imagery: appealing to reader’s sense of taste
tactile imagery: appealing to reader’s sense of touch
visual imagery: appealing to reader’s sense of sight
ex: “When Sula first visited the Wright house, Helen’s curdled scorn turned
to butter” (29). gustatory
POETRY NOTES:
Narrative
Lyric
Prosody
Ballad
Ode
Elegy
Sonnet
Blank Verse
Free Verse